Police say nanny planned her disappearance at DIA
A nanny from Hong Kong who became separated from her American employers in Denver International Airport last week apparently “disappeared on her own,” Denver Police Detective Virginia Quiñones said in a news release Saturday.
Ethel Bofil had come to Denver with her employers, a husband and wife, who were planning a short vacation at Vail. At the airport, Bofil apparently left the couple, saying she had to go to the bathroom.
Police have received information “that now leads them to believe that Ethel had planned her disappearance,” Quiñones said.
METRO AREA
Cops’ speed dragnet halts 556 area drivers
Metro area police agencies teamed up Saturday and stopped 556 drivers, mostly along highways, for speeding, Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. Eleven police agencies participated. The fastest driver caught was clocked at 103 miles per hour, Jackson said.
PARKER
Burst water main closes Stroh Road
Parker police closed Stroh Road near Motsenbocker Road on Saturday morning after a main water pipe burst and water flooded part of the road, according to a report by 9News.
Parker’s water and sanitation superintendent said the pipe burst from heavy water pressure. Homeowners in the area noticed brown water coming from their pipes.
Crews were flushing hydrants in the area as part of annual work, but the process had no connection to the main break, the superintendent said.
Water crews said the murky water from hydrant flushing early in the morning was not a health concern for residents.
FORT CARSON
Soldier gets 7 years in fellow GI’s killing
A man convicted of killing a fellow soldier after a fight outside an off-base apartment complex was sentenced Saturday to seven years of confinement.
Pvt. Timothy Parker received a bad-conduct discharge and must forfeit all pay and allowances, Fort Carson officials said. He was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of Spec. Piotr Szczypka, 21, after the fight Nov. 11.
Parker was originally charged with murder and assault with means or force likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm.
Police said Parker and Szczypka, who did not know each other, got into an argument in the parking lot. A witness said Parker struck Szczypka with a fireplace poker.
DENVER
A weekend peek at the city’s architecture
The second annual edition of “Doors Open Denver,” an architectural open house sponsored by Denver’s Office of Cultural Affairs, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22 and 23.
More than 70 public and private buildings, most in the city’s downtown area, will be open for visits, ranging from Coors Field to the Malo Mansion at 500 E. Eighth Ave. Included will be 35 structures not part of last year’s event.
The first edition of “Doors Open Denver” drew 31,000 site visits, and organizers are hoping to at least equal that number this year. Information on the two-day event is available at denvergov.org/doorsopendenver.
DENVER
Regis campuses set for Longmont, Aurora
Regis University’s school for professional studies will open new campuses in Longmont and Aurora.
The Longmont campus, scheduled to open Aug. 1, will be in the heart of the business district to serve students from corporations such as IBM, Amgen and Seagate Technology.
The Aurora campus, opening July 1, will serve students near Denver International Airport, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Buckley Air Force Base, Regis said.
The campuses will offer undergraduate courses in business, accounting, teacher education and liberal arts.
The Aurora campus also will offer graduate degrees in business and education.
COLORADO
Fighter-plane event set to land in Ohio
Organizers of a historic gathering of P-51 Mustang fighter planes and pilots have chosen Columbus, Ohio, for the event rather than Colorado.
Front Range Airport in Watkins and Jefferson County Airport in Broomfield had been in the running to host the 2007 event.
